I think growing up in Santa Fe or Northern New Mexico in general instills a sense of humor in people, a sort of easygoing sense of not taking yourself too seriously, while still being very proud of where you come from, and that's something we all share.

State government is filled with dedicated, diligent professionals.

I think government actually does create jobs.

Nobody in this country, the richest on Earth, should ever go hungry.

I come from a family that loves to eat, not exercise. Being fat made even walking hard.

Exercise is the fountain of youth, I believe.

I held my father's hand while he died of cancer, and it's really painful when you do something like that up close and personal. My mother was already gone, and I was very, very close to my father.

Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.